The U.S. Chamber of Commerce takes advantage of several widespread misconceptions about what it is and what it does.

The Chamber is nota part of the government, for example, nor does it represent small businesses or all local chambers of commerce. It is a highly active, secretive lobbyist and campaign spender for some of the largest corporations in the world.

The Chamber is tied to a sprawling network of organizations that circle the globe. Click below to learn more.

The USCLC is a key part of the Chamber’s strategic arsenal and uses litigation to advance its pro-big business, anti-consumer, anti-worker, anti-environmental, anti-regulatory agenda. Read our reports on the Chamber’s litigation here and here.

The arm of the Chamber that lobbies on environmental and energy policies. Despite superficial claims of supporting all forms of energy, it advocates almost exclusively for fossil fuels to the detriment of renewables.

An offshoot of the Chamber that lobbies on issues related to the financial services sector. Has been a major opponent of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and other legislative and regulatory efforts to protect consumers and the American economy by stricter oversight of Wall Street.

An international network of accredited business groups, currently numbering more than 115 that work to push the Chamber’s agenda abroad. Has been active in lobbying against anti-smoking laws and regulations in many countries.

The educational arm of the Chamber that runs several campaigns and educational centers, including the Corporate Citizenship Center, Hiring Our Heroes, the Institute for Organization Management and others.